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Noun
Definition: a thin coat of water-base paint
Definition: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
Definition: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Definition: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Definition: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Definition: any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
Definition: The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
Definition: Acronym of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
Verb
Definition: cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
Definition: move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
Definition: be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"
Definition: admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
Definition: separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Definition: apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
Definition: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
Definition: form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
Definition: to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
Definition: To clean with water.